Some of Delores' questions, MY ANSWERS. * * * * * Someone mentioned the "Archives" what is that, where is it located and what is there? Can I read about it somewhere online?
THEY'RE IN A ROOM IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, WHERE ONE FILLS OUT REQUEST SLIPS AT THE DESK AND THE CLERK ON DUTY FETCHES THE VOLUME(S) YOU LIST. IN ANGRA, IT'S ON THE GROUND FLOOR TO THE RIGHT JUST OFF THE LOBBY, WITH ITS SPECTACULAR AZULEJO (BLUE-&-WHITE TILE) MURALS DEPICTING EPISODES IN ANGRENSE HISTORY. I will bring the information I already have about my family. Should I go to the Catholic Church to get Baptised records? What about records when someone died? BAPTISM, MARRIAGE AND DEATH RECORDS PREDATING 1911 ARE IN THE ARCHIVES. THERE ARE ALSO PASSPORT RECORDS, AND POSSIBLY OTHERS -- DOES SOMEONE ELSE KNOW MORE RE THESE? I guess the big city on Terceira is Angra. Are there other cities that large? ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO IS THE LARGEST (CA. 30-35,000), PRAIA DA VITÓRIA'S THE NEXT LARGEST. How long does it take to drive around Terceira? PERHAPS TWO HOURS -- UNLESS YOU STOP ALONG THE WAY ;-))) I have a map that someone gave me that has homes of some of my relatives from years ago, but no addresses. Could I find them with a map? Would the homes still be there? I read that there have been natural disasters but I am not sure how to find out what was lost in those. Were records lost? Would houses be gone? ASK AT YOUR HOTEL DESK. OR CONSULT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT IN ADVANCE. IF THE MAP PREDATES THE NEW YEAR'S DAY 1980 CATACLYSM, THE HOUSE MAY BE GONE. BTW, HOTEL ROOMS THERE HAVE THE AZORES PHONE BOOK IN THEM (LISTINGS ARE BY ISLAND). BETTER YET, DOES ANYONE KNOW OF AN ONLINE AZORES WHITE PAGES, WHERE DELORES COULD TRY LOOKING UP HER RELATIVES IN ADVANCE? This shows my ignorance, but there may be five people traveling, If we rent a car are the cars real small? One of our relatives said that they are. A FAMILY FIVESOME OF ADULTS I KNOW WHO VISITED TERCEIRA A COUPLE YEARS AGO RENTED A MINI-VAN AT THE LAJES AIRPORT, WHICH PROVIDED PLENTY OF ROOM. THEY RESERVED IT ONLINE IN ADVANCE (YOUR TRAVEL AGENT COULD HANDLE THIS, TOO). ONLY PROBLEM CAN BE A SHORTAGE OF PARKING PLACES IN DOWNTOWN ANGRA OR PRAIA. AND FUEL IS EXORBITANT BY NORTH AMERICAN STANDARDS -- NOT THAT YOU COULD DRIVE ALL THAT FAR ON TERCEIRA ANYWAY, UNLESS YOU REALLY PUT YOUR MIND TO IT ;-))) Wow, it sounds as though there are lots of people who know a lot about genealogy and I am feeling intimidated. WE WERE ALL IN YOUR SHOES WHEN PLANNING OUR FIRST VISITS THERE. BY THE TIME YOU RETURN, YOU'LL BE AN EXPERT! BEST OF LUCK, KATHARINE. On Aug 14, 3:44 pm, Delores F <delores...@gmail.com> wrote: > I may have made a mistake when I tried to send an email to the list. I > believe some emailed me privately and maybe I sent a list response to > those who sent email private? I apologize if that is so. > > Someone mentioned the "Archives" what is that, where is it located and > what is there? Can I read about it somewhere online? > > I will bring the information I already have about my family. Should I > go to the Catholic Church to get Baptised records? What about records > when someone died? > > I would like to go to the cemetery and read headstones. Are there lots > of cemeteries on Terceira? > > I guess the big city on Terceira is Angra. Are there other cities that > large? How long does it take to drive around Terceira? I have a map > that someone gave me that has homes of some of my relatives from years > ago, but no addresses. Could I find them with a map? Would the homes > still be there? I read that there have been natural disasters but I am > not sure how to find out what was lost in those. Were records lost? > Would houses be gone? > > This shows my ignorance, but there may be five people traveling, If we > rent a car are the cars real small? One of our relatives said that > they are. > > Wow, it sounds as though there are lots of people who know a lot about > genealogy and I am feeling intimidated. > > Delores -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
